Home
Advertise with
Safer Child
Search

Donations

Abductions

Abuse/Neglect

ADD/ADHD

Adoption

Advertisements

Advocacy & Statistics

Biotech in Food

Breastfeeding

Bullying

Car Safety Seats

Consumer Issues

Crisis Pregnancy

Communication

Daycare/Babysitters

Dehydration

Dental/Oral Care

Discipline

Divorce Issues

Domestic Violence

Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco

Ear Infections

Eating Disorders

Education

Exceptional Children

Expert Voices

Families in Crisis

Finance

First Aid/ CPR/Poison

Foster Care/ Adoption

General Guidance

General Safety

Grief

Guns & Kids

Health

Homelessness

Idaho

Immunizations

International Aid

Internet Safety

Just for Fun

Literacy

Media & Kids

Medical

Mental Distress

Morality & Ethics

New on the Site

New Parents

Nutrition & Diet

Parents in Uniform

Parents of Teens

Poison Control

Pollution/Conservation

Postpartum Depression

Personal Attacks

Runaways

Safety

Seasonal

Self-Assessment

Sex Offenders

Sexuality & Kids

SIDS

Sleep Issues

Sports Safety

Substance Abuse

Suicide Prevention

Support for Parents

Teach your Child

Teenagers

Terrorism

Toilet Training

Transportation

Traveling

Violence & Kids

Washington State

Working Parents

 
 

Selected Annually Observed Events

Welcome to our new Upcoming Events pages, which were created in response to several requests from our visitors. Inclusion of an event on these pages is done for informational purposes only, and does not necessarily indicate Safer Child, Inc. endorsement or support. Some of the events -- or days of observance -- may vary from year to year. If you would like to post a child- or family-oriented event on these pages, please let us know.

 
July -- (U.S.A.) Fireworks Safety Month (June 1 - July 4)
July 11 -- World Population Day
Third week in July -- (U.S.A.) Captive Nations Week
Fourth Sunday of July -- (U.S.A.) Parents' Day
 

August -- (U.S.A.) National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
August -- (U.S.A.) Amblyopia Awareness Month
August -- (U.S.A.) Cataract Awareness Month
Aug. 1 -- (U.S.A.) National Minority Donor Awareness Day
Aug. 1-7 -- World Breastfeeding Week
First Sunday in August -- (U.S.A.) National Kids Day
Aug. 8 (officially Aug. 9) -- International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Aug. 12 -- International Youth Day
Aug. 23 -- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Aug. 26 -- (U.S.A.) Women's Equality Day

September and October (U.S.A.) -- Memory Walk (fundraising event for Alzheimer's Disease)
September (U.S.A.) -- National 5 A Day Month (Five Fruits and Vegetables Per Day)
September (U.S.A.) -- Baby Safety Month
September (U.S.A.) - Cold and Flu Campaign
September (U.S.A.) -- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
September (U.S.A.) -- National Pediculosis Prevention Month - Head Lice Prevention Month
September (U.S.A.) -- National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
September -- (U.S.A.) National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
September -- (U.S.A.) National Cholesterol Education Month
September -- (U.S.A.) National Food Safety Education Month
September (U.S.A.) -- Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month
September (U.S.A.) -- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
September (U.S.A.) -- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
September (U.S.A.) -- Healthy Aging Month
September (opening day of UN General Assembly) - International Day of Peace
Sept. 1-7 -- (U.S.A.) National Childhood Injury Prevention Week
Sept. 1-7 -- (U.S.A.) National Sobriety Checkpoint Week
Sept. 8 -- International Literacy Day
The first Sunday after Labor Day -- (U.S.A.) National Grandparents Day
Sept. 11 -- (U.S.A.) Patriot Day -- memorial of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against America
Sept. 11 -- (U.S.A. National 9-1-1 Day
Sept. -- (U.S.A.) National Rehabilitation Awareness Celebration
Sept. 15-Oct.15 -- (U.S.A.) National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. -- (U.S.A.) National Farm Safety and Health Week
Sept. -- (U.S.A.) National Reye's Syndrome Week
Sept. 16 -- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
Sept. 17 -- (U.S.A.) Citizenship Day
Sept. -- (U.S.A.) National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sept. 21 -- International Day of Peace
Sept. -- (U.S.A.) Banned Books Week
Sept. 27 -- (U.S.A.) Family Health and Fitness Day USA
Sept. 30-Oct. 4 -- (U.S.A.) Walk a Child to School Week
 

October -- (U.S.A.) National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Health Literacy Month
October -- (U.S.A.) National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
October -- (U.S.A.) National Family Sexuality Education Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Child Health Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Family Health Month
October -- (U.S.A.) National Dental Hygiene Month
October -- (U.S.A.) National Spinal Health Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Brain Injury Awareness Month
October -- (U.S.A.) Talk About Prescriptions Month
October -- (U.S.A.) National Window Covering Safety Month
October -- (Canada) Women's History Month
Sept. 30-Oct. 4 -- (U.S.A.) Walk a Child to School Week
Oct. 1 -- International Day of Older Persons
First Monday of October - World Habitat Day
Oct. 5 -- International Teachers' Day
October -- (U.S.A.) Mental Illness Awareness Week
October -- (U.S.A.) National Fire Prevention Week
October -- (U.S.A.) National Child Health Day
October -- (U.S.A.) National Drive Safely Work Week
Oct. 9 -- (U.S.A.) National Depression Screening Day
Oct. 10 -- World Mental Health Day
Oct. 10 -- (U.S.A.) Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day
October -- (U.S.A.) National Adult Immunization Awareness Week
Second Wednesday of October - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
Oct. 16 -- World Food Day
October -- (U.S.A.) National Disability Mentoring Day
Oct. 17 --  International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Third Friday of October -- (U.S.A.) National Mammography Day
October -- National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October -- (U.S.A.) National Health Education Week
Third full week of October -- (U.S.A.) National School Bus Safety Week
Oct. 22 -- (U.S.A.) National Youth Health Awareness Day
Oct. 23-27 -- National Red Ribbon Celebration (Campaign to keep children off drugs)
Oct. 24 -- World Development Information Day
Oct. 24-30 -- Disarmament Week
Oct. -- (U.S.A.) Pornography Awareness Week
          Oct. 26 (Official observance is Nov. 16) -- International Day of Tolerance – "Walk for Human Dignity"

November -- (U.S.A.) Child Safety & Protection Month
November -- (U.S.A.) National Adoption Month
November -- (U.S.A.) American Diabetes Month (or National Diabetes Month)
November -- (U.S.A.) National American Indian Heritage Month
November -- (U.S.A.) National Marrow Awareness Month
November -- (U.S.A.) National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
November -- (U.S.A.) National Hospice Month
November -- (U.S.A.) Military Family Month
November -- (U.S.A.) National Family Literacy Day
Nov. 6 -- International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
Nov. 10 -- World Science Day for Peace and Development

Nov. 10-16 – (U.S.A.) National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week

Nov. 11 -- (U.S.A.) Veterans Day
Nov. 11 -- (Canada) Remembrance Day
November (second full week of) -- (U.S.A.) National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week
November -- (U.S.A.) American Education Week
Nov. 14 -- World Diabetes Day
Nov. 14-20 -- (U.S.A.) Children's Book Week
Nov. 15 -- (U.S.A.) America Recycles Day
November -- International Education Week
November -- (U.S.A.) National Children's Book Week
Nov. 16 -- International Day of Tolerance (the day is in October, but officially celebrated in November)
Nov. 20 -- (Canada) National Child Day
November -- (U.S.A.) National Family Volunteer Day
Thanksgiving Weekend -- Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up Children
Third Thursday of November -- (U.S.A.) Great American Smokeout
Nov. 20 -- Universal Children's Day
Nov. 20 -- Africa Industrialization Day
Nov. 21 -- World Television Day
November -- National Family Week
November -- National Adoption Day
Nov. 25 -- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

December -- (U.S.A.) National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
December -- (U.S.A.) Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Dec. 1 -- World AIDS Day
Dec. 2 -- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Dec. 3 -- International Day of Disabled Persons
Dec. 3 -- Human Rights Day (official observance Dec. 10)
Dec. 5 -- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
Dec. 7 -- (U.S.A.) National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December -- (U.S.A.) National Hand Washing Awareness Week
Dec. 18 -- International Migrants Day
          On or near the first day of winter -- (U.S.A.) National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day
Home Advertisements Feedback Advocacy Search Donations

Safer Child, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with federal tax-exempt status. Please note: 1) External organizations listed herein do not necessarily endorse Safer Child positions, nor do we necessarily endorse theirs. We list them as a courtesy and aren't responsible for their accuracy, completeness or content. 2) We recommend you maintain a healthy skepticism when reviewing information on the Internet; it might appear to be reliable --  yet actually be false, misleading, incomplete, out-of-date and/or intentionally harmful. 3) There might be material on the Internet that you disagree with or find objectionable; preview all sites before viewing them with your child. 4) We are not responsible for external addresses/phone numbers changing without our knowledge. 5) The information and commentary on this site are not substitutes for professional advice from your doctor, lawyer, or mental health professional. 6) Requests for permission to republish, copy and/or distribute any material found on this Web site should be directed to Safer Child, Inc.

This Web site is supported by donated services from SISNA of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho,
and has received a grant from the Wendell P. & Barbara J. Marshall Family Trust in the Idaho Community Foundation.
Safer Child is also supported by Time4Learning.com, online education from preschool through middle school,
and LockSAF, "manufacturers of storage devices that utilize the latest in biometrics technology to provide quick access with foolproof security especially for firearms and other valuables."

Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Safer Child, Inc. All rights reserved.